Featured almost weekly on the specials, burgers are one of the most popular menu items among regular diners. Try one of Toot's signature half-pound burgers for less than $8.

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Samantha E. Donaldson

The Daily News Journal

Toot's server Chris Moore shows off some of the restaurant's most popular menu items, a bacon cheeseburger and sauce-tossed wings. Both plates are often featured as part of specials offered by Toot's. / Samantha E. Donaldson/DNJ

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Toot's goes through thousands of pounds of wings monthly to serve up one of its most-asked for items. Try Toot's wings with one of seven different flavor sauces. / Samantha E. Donaldson/DNJ

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MURFREESBORO — For more than 25 years Toot’s has been the home of good food and fun. The popular eatery has grown from the singular iconic restaurant on Broad Street to a chain of five locations, three alone in Rutherford County.

“It’s the atmosphere. It’s a good family atmosphere where you can also catch most of the games,” says Chris Moore, an employee of Toot’s for more than three years. “But it’s also the chicken. People can’t get enough of our chicken.”

While there is some debate from the staff whether it is the chicken, catfish, burgers or signature oysters that brings regulars back through the wooden doors, one thing is for sure, the food is popular.

“It’s simple food that people like in a place to have fun,” says Justin Gilreath, general manager of the Broad Street location. “People can get a burger some place else perhaps, but they come to Toot’s for the experience.”

Toot’s owner Wade Hays has seen many restaurants come and go over the years since joining the Toot's family in the late 1990s.

Hays, who had partnered Jim Demos — Toot's creator — bought the restaurant in 2005, maintaining it as the place for families and a perfect spot for relaxing before, after and during the game.

On the menu: While the logo sports an oyster signifying its seafood selection, Toot’s is known for its wings and burgers. Fan favorites also include the fried pickles, catfish and chicken fingers as well. Diners can find ribs, salads, crab legs, shrimp, oysters and frog legs on the menu too.